On January 17, 1994, Mavis Mbaba established a day care center for 45 children in her private home in Khayelitsha, the largest township in Cape Town. In January 1995, with the support of British Petroleum (BP), a piece of land was rented by the local council and gradually “Noluthando -The Place of Love and Care” was created.

Meanwhile 250 children from 1 to 6 years old are looked after between 6am and 6pm for a monthly fee of €15 to €20. The children get 2 meals a day. 14 kindergarten teachers are employed in the Noluthando Day Care Center, 6 of them (also Mavis Mbaba) are trained according to the Waldorf school principle. After leaving the Day Care Center the majority of the children join the Waldorf school merely 500 m away.

Since September 1998, African Bikers has been supporting the Noluthando Day Care Center in Khayelitsha. Our main task in coordination with Mavis Mbaba is to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the existing infrastructure and to create and improve new infrastructure so that the children can grow up in a hygienic environment suitable for children. To this end, we have built several classrooms and recreation rooms, we have equipped playrooms, arranged for the construction of a playground and a new fence as well as carried out general renovation and repair work in the recent years.

The head of Noluthando Day Care Center, Mavis Mbaba, is responsible for the educational content, teaching as well as food preparations. During the month-long Corona lockdown in South Africa, she saw a great need for cooked meals for “her” children and decided in her own capacity and with financial support through donations to cook and provide a hot meal for children, who otherwise would not have had due to the closure of the day care center and the financial strain of the families: News24 – Article “Feeding Children”

For her endless commitment to the children she was recently awarded the Ackerman Prize “Faces of change”: YouTube – Video “Faces of Change”

Donations are made during visits of our guests at Noluthando Day Care Center. But in order to continue to support the Day Care Center, we need your support. All donations go directly into the project, as we do not charge any administration fees. Every donation counts!

Please transfer your donation to one of the following accounts:

Germany:

Account Name: MISEREOR Donation Account

BIC (Swift Code): GENODED1PAX

IBAN: DE75 3706 0193 0000 1010 10

Purpose: W31068 Noluthando Kindergarten Cape Town

When making transfers, please always state the purpose and address so that your donation can be correctly assigned. A tax-deductible donation receipt will be issued by MISEREOR.

South Africa:

Bank: Nedbank Gardens

Account:         Masikhule – to grow

Account no.:   201 008 6260

Bank Code:     10-10-09-00

Swift Code:     NEDSZAYY

The account balance, as well as the current status of works can be inquired by mail to us.